The London-based startup closed a $20M seed led by Creandum, unusually large for a company that's barely past the idea stage. The pitch centers on running separate AI agents for both sides of the transaction — one working on behalf of the candidate, one for the employer. They're now moving into the US market.

https://app.dealroom.co/news/note/jack-and-jill-raises-20m-seed-to-build-dual-ai-recruiting-agents-for-candidates-and-employers-expanding-from-london-to-the-us

Outrove is building an AI recruiter that shows up as a human-like avatar in video interviews, running via Google Meet. The approach targets the part of the hiring funnel that most AI tools have avoided — the actual face-to-face screening conversation.

https://reforgers.com/startups/outrove